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Chiona, Richard
FIDE 20500882· Male· Malawi· Born in 1984
Richard Chiona, a 42-year-old player. currently rated 1898 in Standard, career peak of 1931 (Nov 2021). He took a 14-month break between May 2024 and Aug 2025.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz—
All-time high
1931
−33 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 37
Nov 2021 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#20
in Malawi · of 131
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1904
May 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #10
at age 39 · rated 1896
Jan 2023
2021
All-time peak 1931
at age 37 · −33 from today
Nov 2021
2018
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1843 → 1908
Nov 2018
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 31
May 2015
First FIDE rating
1800 · at age 31
May 2015
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-5
1903 → 1898
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Malawi
#20
out of 159 players
Africa
#1,404
in continent
World
#48,908
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Malawi
| 1 | 2,288 | |
| 2 | 2,067 | |
| 3 | 2,064 | |
| 4 | 2,048 | |
| 5 | 2,037 | |
| 6 | 2,027 | |
| 7 | 2,013 | |
| 8 | 1,998 | |
| 9 | 1,964 | |
| 10 | 1,963 | |
| ... | ||
| 20 | 1,898 | |
Africa
| 1 | 2,628 | |
| 2 | 2,580 | |
| 3 | 2,502 | |
| 4 | 2,493 | |
| 5 | 2,466 | |
| 6 | 2,453 | |
| 7 | 2,445 | |
| 8 | 2,436 | |
| 9 | 2,414 | |
| 10 | 2,412 | |
| ... | ||
| 1404 | 1,898 | |
World
| 1 | 2,840 | |
| 2 | 2,810 | |
| 3 | 2,793 | |
| 4 | 2,780 | |
| 5 | 2,762 | |
| 6 | 2,759 | |
| 7 | 2,754 | |
| 7 | 2,754 | |
| 9 | 2,753 | |
| 10 | 2,751 | |
| ... | ||
| 48908 | 1,898 | |
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